US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    Most Rent-Burdened Counties in the US— Page 82

    Counties ranked by the share of households spending 30%+ of their income on housing costs — the highest housing cost burden in America.

    3,220 counties rankedSource: US Census Bureau ACS 2023Highest firstShowing #2026–2050
    #CountyStateRent-Burdened Households
    2026Hemphill CountyTexas21.3%
    2027Casey CountyKentucky21.3%
    2028Sweetwater CountyWyoming21.3%
    2029Shelby CountyAlabama21.3%
    2030Pecos CountyTexas21.3%
    2031San Saba CountyTexas21.3%
    2032Harlan CountyNebraska21.3%
    2033Benton CountyMississippi21.3%
    2034White CountyTennessee21.3%
    2035Allegany CountyNew York21.3%
    2036Brown CountyMinnesota21.3%
    2037Unicoi CountyTennessee21.3%
    2038Sumner CountyKansas21.3%
    2039Grundy CountyMissouri21.3%
    2040Howard CountyTexas21.3%
    2041Keith CountyNebraska21.3%
    2042Washington CountyIowa21.3%
    2043Meigs CountyOhio21.3%
    2044Monroe CountyArkansas21.3%
    2045Carter CountyTennessee21.3%
    2046Forest CountyWisconsin21.3%
    2047Cherokee CountyKansas21.3%
    2048Wood CountyWest Virginia21.3%
    2049Johnson CountyGeorgia21.3%
    2050Montgomery CountyIllinois21.3%
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    Data from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, 2019–2023. Rankings include all counties, county equivalents, and independent cities in the United States. Click any county to see its full profile.

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